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The Police in Ekiti State said on Monday that two additional suspects had been arrested in connection with the abduction and assault on the Chairman of Ikere-West Local Council Development Area, Rufus Olorunfemi and one Funso Ajayi.
The police also dismissed allegations by the People’s Democratic Party deputy governorship candidate in next week’s election, Ayodeji Ogunsakin, that the Command was intimidating, harassing and illegally arresting their members through its Rapid Response Squad Unit.
Recall that the police had said over the weekend that they arrested an initial three suspects who abducted the council boss at Ikere Ekiti.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Sunday Abutu, said in a statement in Ado Ekiti that “two suspects, one Daramola Sehinde and Oluyede Dapo, were arrested on the 6th of June, 2026, by the Command Violent Crime Response Unit in addition to the three suspects arrested on June 4th 2026.
